Minister of State for Education
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| Minister of State for Education | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Nominator | Matthew Jones |
| Appointer | Geoffrey VII |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural | Willoughby Pearson |
| Formation | 6 December 1880[1] |
| Salary | £5,918[2] (7th) |
The Minister of State for Education is a cabinet portfolio in the New Ingrea government responsible for the Ministry of Education. The post was established by the newly formed Liberal government of Bernard Clifton in December 1880. The current Education Minister is Lucy Napier MHA from the Democratic Party.
List of Ministers of State for Education
| # | Name (Birth–Death) Electoral district |
Party affiliation | In office | Duration | Chief Secretary | Cabinet ministries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willoughby Pearson (22 March 1830 – 9 August 1910) MHA for Deverauxshire |
Liberal Party | 6 December 1880 - 1 November 1886 | 5 years, 10 months, 26 days[3] | Bernard Clifton | 13th; 14th | ||
| Michael Eastley (24 July 1870 – 27 November 1954) Senator by appointment |
Liberal Party | 29 April 1929 – 20 March 1932 | 2 years, 10 months, 21 days | William Burdett | 30th | |||
| Sir Rex Jennings (3 November 1888 – 28 May 1961) MHA for East Deverauxshire |
Country Party | 20 March 1972 – 5 October 1977 | 5 years, 6 months, 16 days | Donald Burleigh | 31st; 32nd | |||
| National Party[4] | ||||||||
| Gerard Fletcher (3 November 1888 – 28 May 1961) MHA for Beaufortshire South |
National Party | 5 October 1937 – 1 December 1940 | 3 years, 1 month, 27 days | 32nd; 33rd | ||||
| Sir Matthew Simmons (25 April 1896 – 19 February 1975) MHA for Williamsdene |
National Party | 1 December 1940 – 11 October 1943 | 2 years, 10 months, 11 days | 34th | ||||
| Stephan Carmody (6 March 1904 – 6 October 1993) MHA for Lunenborough East |
National Party | 11 October 1943 – 29 January 1946 | 2 years, 3 months, 19 days | 35th | ||||
| Andrew Hartnell (29 January 1902 – 21 November 1985) Senator by appointment |
National Party | 29 January – 20 October 1946 | 8 months and 22 days | Peter Wright | 35th | |||
| Tony Blake (8 August 1905 – 27 December 1959) MHA for Rous Hill |
Labour Party | 20 October 1946 – 14 November 1949 | 3 years, 26 days | Peter Sims | 36th | |||
| Jeremy Coleman (30 January 1907 – 24 October 1999) MHA for Homeleigh |
Labour Party | 14 November 1949 – 5 February 1951 | 1 year, 2 months, 23 days | 37th | ||||
| Michael Price (10 June 1908 – 9 March 1999) MHA for Ashley |
Labour Party | 5 February 1951 – 6 October 1952 | 1 year, 8 months, 2 days | |||||
| John Collier (14 April 1920 – 24 May 2005) MHA for Regentsmere |
National Party | 6 October 1952 – 4 December 1955 | 3 years, 1 month, 29 days | Rob Kettering | 38th | |||
| Charles Kenrick (25 May 1916 – 27 July 2001) MHA for Philipstown |
National Party | 4 December 1955 – 4 April 1957 | 1 year, 4 months, 1 day | 39th | ||||
| Mark Attfield (24 December 1919 – 10 April 2001) Senator by appointment |
National Party | 4 April 1957 – 26 August 1959 | 2 years, 4 months, 23 days | 39th; 40th | ||||
| Jacob Meyer (16 November 1922 – 19 May 2011) MHA for Kingsbury South |
National Party | 26 August 1959 – 23 April 1961 | 1 year, 7 months, 29 days | Tony Hendon | 40th | |||
| Paul Burt (27 February 1907 – 24 August 2009) MHA for Stanley |
Democratic Party | 23 April 1961 – 12 March 1963 | 1 year, 10 months, 18 days | Jonathan Braddock | 41st | |||
| Greta Beresford (31 March 1910 – 24 September 2009) MHA for Port Frederick |
Democratic Party | 12 March 1963 – 22 February 1966 | 2 years, 11 months, 11 days | 42nd | ||||
| Antonia Davidson (born 27 May 1928) MHA for Philipstown |
Democratic Party | 22 February 1966 – 11 November 1970 | 4 years, 8 months, 21 days | 43rd; 44th | ||||
| Oliver Merrilees (born 4 April 1928) Senator by appointment |
Democratic Party | 11 November 1970 – 6 March 1975 | 4 years, 3 months, 23 days | 44th; 45th | ||||
| Mary Pate (born 2 February 1930) MHA for Williamsdene North |
Democratic Party | 6 March – 27 July 1975 | 4 months and 22 days | Jason Olsen | ||||
| James Smith (born 22 January 1931) MHA for Earnestvale |
National Party | 27 July 1975 – 28 November 1977 | 2 years, 4 months, 2 days | Jacob Meyer | 46th | |||
| Robert Howard (born 10 February 1936) MHA for Ashbourne |
National Party | 28 November 1977 – 6 March 1979 | 1 year, 3 months, 7 days | |||||
| The Lord Myles (born 1 September 1936) Senator as a representative peer |
National Party | 6 March 1979 – 20 April 1980 | 1 year, 1 month, 15 days | 47th | ||||
| Mark Humphrey (born 18 September 1939) MHA for Frederick Heights |
Democratic Party | 20 April 1980 – 11 March 1984 | 3 years, 10 months and 21 days | Antonia Davidson | 48th | |||
| Imogen Griffith (born 22 September 1978) MHA for Corfe Harbour West |
National Party | 11 March 1984 – 26 November 1986 | 2 years, 11 days | Phillip Corbett[5] | 49th | |||
| Cassandra Yee | ||||||||
| Yvonne Gates | ||||||||
| Quentin Badcock (born 21 October 1940) Senator by appointment |
Democratic Party | 26 November 1986 – 7 March 1988 | 1 year, 2 months, 11 days | Antonia Davidson | ||||
| Rachael Clement (born 1 February 1935) MHA for Swanbrook Central |
Labour Workers Party[6] | 7 March 1988 – 16 March 1992 | 4 years, 9 days | Antonia Davidson | 50th | |||
| Ken Jackson-Jones (23 March 1937 – 22 November 2011) MHA for West Shore |
National Party | 16 March 1992 – 9 March 1996 | 3 years, 11 months, 24 days | John Tudor | 51st | |||
| John Grant (born 6 August 1926) MHA for Poundyard Bay West |
National Party | 9 March 1996 – 13 March 2000 | 4 years, 4 days | 52nd | ||||
| Sebastian Vincent (born 18 June 1945) MHA for Sapphire Beach |
Democratic Party | 13 March 2000 – 15 March 2004 | 4 years, 2 days | Bill Howlett | 53rd | |||
| Toby Underwood (born 24 June 1943) MHA for Ashmarsh South |
National Party | 15 March 2004 – 10 March 2008 | 3 years, 11 months, 25 days | Jim Goodwin | 54th | |||
| Tim Orland (born 27 August 1956) MHA for Willowdene |
National Party | 10 March 2008 – 13 March 2012 | 4 years, 3 days | 55th | ||||
| Amanda Sutton (born 3 June 1962) MHA for Emmaville |
Democratic Party | 13 March 2012 – 16 March 2016 | 4 years, 3 days | Matthew Jones | 56th | |||
| Lucy Napier (born 10 January 1958) MHA for Kingsbury Plumpton |
Democratic Party | 16 March 2016 – Present | Incumbent | 57th | ||||
See also
References and notes
- ↑ The Ministry of Education was established by way of an Order-in-Council at a meeting of Executive Council held on 6 December 1880
- ↑ The salary of the Minister of State for Education is derived from his position as a member of Parliament and as a holder of a ministerial office. As of the opening of the 56th Parliament, all Senators and MHAs receive a salary of £1,170, plus a £47 per sitting day (not including a per diem amount for expenses). In addition, the Minister of State for Education receives an additional salary of £918.
- ↑ Pearson's term of 5 years, 10 months, and 26 days makes him the longest serving Minister for Education in New Ingrea.
- ↑ The Conservative Party merged with Country Party to form the National Party on the 30 April 1935.
- ↑ Phillip Corbett died in office on the 3 August 1984.
- ↑ The Democratic Party and Labour Workers Party formed a coalition in the aftermath of the Banks Scandal in December 1986. The coalition endured until the 1992 election, when it was defeated by the National Party.